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. 2013 Dec 10:2013:425651.
doi: 10.1155/2013/425651. eCollection 2013.

Oral health, temporomandibular disorder, and masticatory performance in patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 2

Rejane L S Rezende  1 , Leonardo R Bonjardim  2 , Eduardo L A Neves  1 , Lidiane C L Santos  1 , Paula S Nunes  1 , Catarina A Garcez  1 , Cynthia C Souza  1 , Adriano A S Araújo  3
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Oral health, temporomandibular disorder, and masticatory performance in patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 2

Rejane L S Rezende et al. ScientificWorldJournal. .

Abstract

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the oral health status of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and bruxism, as well as to measure masticatory performance of subjects with Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 2 (CMT2).

Methods and results: The average number of decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT) for both groups, control (CG) and CMT2, was considered low (CG = 2.46; CMT2 = 1.85, P = 0.227). The OHIP-14 score was considered low (CG = 2.86, CMT2 = 5.83, P = 0.899). The prevalence of self-reported TMD was 33.3% and 38.9% (P = 0.718) in CG and CMT2 respectively and for self-reported bruxism was 4.8% (CG) and 22.2% (CMT2), without significant difference between groups (P = 0.162). The most common clinical sign of TMD was masseter (CG = 38.1%; CMT2 = 66.7%) and temporalis (CG = 19.0%; GCMT2 = 33.3%) muscle pain. The geometric mean diameter (GMD) was not significantly different between groups (CG = 4369; CMT2 = 4627, P = 0.157).

Conclusion: We conclude that the CMT2 disease did not negatively have influence either on oral health status in the presence and severity of TMD and bruxism or on masticatory performance.

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Mean values of OHIP-14 in control and CMT2 groups.
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Mean values of geometric mean diameter (GMD) of the chewed particles between GC and GCMT2.
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